The Press., 1887-04-07
UHAgrAUQUA IN WINTER.

CHAUTAUQUA IN WINTER.
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 | a asisr, Chautauqua, March 8, 1887. During thesummer months Chautauqua is & busy city. Thousands throug the streets on their way to the recitation, the lecture, the concert, the archery, croquet or tennis ground, the row boat dock, or to some quiet nook among the trees. From morning until night all is bustle and pleas. urable excitement, and then everybody, +except the printers on the morning daily and the watchman of the grounds enjoys a Fquiet night and comfortable sleep and rest. HJ & -.. But what change the winter brings The streets are deserted the wind moans and shrieks among the naked branches of the trees the snow lies in great drifts, through which but few paths are broken. Then there is the great hotel, empty and silent and there are bare tent frames, the tenantless cottages, the broad lake-thick- 1y covered with ice and used as highway for swiftly flying vehicles of all sorts upon runners. 2
 Is there nothing left to tell us that this Is the locality of the Chautauqua of the months past2 Yes, for far down in the grove loom and gleam the white columns uf the Hall in the Grove, and at the same time the strokes of the memorial bell tell us that this is one of the days observed by the 140, ,000 students of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, known every where as the O. L s. O., and scattered about throughout the world The dock stands as if on an Island, far out in the ice of tie lake. but the familiar striking of the great clock in the tower of the new and handsome dock building, rings and echoes across the hills, recalling memories of pleasant hours that are past and reviving anticipations Of the good things of the fu- ture. s.-.., 7.- t....s -..
 In the little village surrounding the chapel and the temple, we see some familiar faces and hear accounts of the Sunday school, the Good Templars' meetings, the sessions of the local O. L. s. O., and find that common spirit of happy progressive ness reigns in Chautauqua all the year round. e al-5 .:H
 lake, are little fishing shuts, each about
 
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 The latest news from the winter resi- dents pertain to the destruction of "the old ark"-not Noah's ark, but the "Know- ers' ark-so named by Chaatauqua wit, as being the temporary abode in June, July and August of teachers and lecturers. It was the first building erected for occu- patton by the guests of the Chautauqua Assembly. It had been moved from the lake shore to the woods, in the back por- tion of the grounds, and many strangers were led by curiosity to go and see it. Of these not a few expressed their desire to see the ''snimals' in the ark. It is pleas antry easy to indulge in-indeed, it is al- most inevitable. The ark had monstrous chimney outside, at one end, and inside a spacious fire place, in which, on cool sum- mer's days, great wood fires frightened and warmed the reception room.
 This time-worn, weather beaten struct- ure, around whose cheerful hearth many merry parties have gathered, yielded to this winters burden of snow upon its roof, and now lies in ruins, with only the great chimney looming up as monument to one of the most famous of the early features of the place. .
 On the hill beyond the site of the "Old Ark" is to be erected the new building for the School of Languages, which is intend ed to be 0 permanent structure, one of 8 series of the future university buildings. 1t will have frontage of 160 feet, with an outlook upon the lake, and will be three stories high in the centre, with but two floors in the wings. The plans for recita- tion room, library, laboratory, music de- partment and dormitories are excellent. One great feature of the work of the pres ent year will be found in the provisions for the instruction and drilling of thou sands of teachers, who are expected from all parts of the unIon.
 Dr. w. R. Harper of Yale,sis principal of the College of Liberal Arts. and he is assisted by large corps of able instruct ors. Under such management superior advantages are offered to all students The season for the present year is to open July 2d and an uneaualed programme is in course of preparation Among the
  George w. Cable, the great southern nov elist, very fascinating lecturer; Will Carleton, poet and reader of hls own works Mrs. Mary Livermore, lecturer and philan- thropist Sam Jones the reyivalist the famous and irresistible Chaplain MeCabe Rev. Dr. Fairbairn of Mansfield college, Oxford, England Professor w. G. Sum- per of Yale; President Adams of Cornell University Rev, .Dr. J, M. Buckley, ed itor New York Christian Advocate Col. Sprague, P. Burbank and others. Con- certs, displays of fire works, illuminated fleets, etc, etc., are among the attractions of the season.. Chaut&nqua's spectacular displays have become famous for their originality and uniqueness.
 7 Rev. John H. Vincent, D. D., chancel- Tor of the Chautauqua University, is in Europe. He has organized the o. L.S'C. in England, but it is known as the Victoria Circle. The doctor is making an ample eollection of valuable contributions to the Chautauqua museum, He spent the win- ter in Italy. but left for Palest inc and Egypt just before the earthquake occurred.